BigSoxFan said:
Many of Ridley's fumbles seem so preventable, including his last 2. A spin move on the sideline against 1 guy is fine but he's making these moves in the middle of the field when he's surrounded by defenders. Just look at Blount. He, too, fumbled but he almost never gets his back turned and if he does, he's securing with 2 hands.
Blount is a terrible example - he has the same career fumbling rate as Ridley. They both average one fumble every 56 carries. (1.8%)
Interesting fact: 8 of Ridley's 9 career fumbles have occured in his first 5 carries of the game.
Some (randomly picked) fumbling rates:
AP - 1/66 carries - (1.5%)
Jamaal Charles - 1/61 carries (1.6%)
Ray Rice - 1/152 carries (0.7%)
Frank Gore - 1/65 carries (1.5%)
Chris Johnson - 1/97 (1.0%)